The scale is a collection of notes. Try to think of it as that instead of a "shape".

for the penatonic scale, you can play those 5 notes anywhere they appear on the fretboard.

learning the notes on the fretboard is pretty important to really get started

this x 1,000

learn the notes, learn the sounds. people who just play shapes don't really get anywhere. people who play by notes, play by sounds, and use the shapes to guide them are the ones who experience real results. you dig?